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| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | July 29, 2026 | WTTW | Mayor Johnson Signs Executive Order Designed to Ban Purchases From Gun Dealers That Flout Laws | https://news.wttw.com/2026/07/29/mayor-johnson-signs-executive-order-designed-ban-purchases-gun-dealers-flout-laws | Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order Wednesday designed to ban purchases of guns and ammunition from firms that flout federal law and do not take steps to prevent weapons trafficking. “This executive order is essentially using the city’s purchasing power to establish a more responsible procurement standard for firearms, … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | July 29, 2026 | WTTW | Illinois Designates July 25 as Day of Remembrance for Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley | https://news.wttw.com/2026/07/23/illinois-designates-july-25-day-remembrance-emmett-till-and-mamie-till-mobley | A new statewide day of reflection and remembrance aims to honor the life and legacy of Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley. Gov. JB Pritzker joined legislators and community members Thursday at the location of Till’s funeral, Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ in Bronzeville, to sign legislation … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | July 29, 2026 | WTTW | Agency Charged With Probing Chicago Police Department Misconduct Created ‘Vacuum of Accountability’ By Clearing Backlog: Watchdog | https://news.wttw.com/2026/07/29/agency-charged-probing-chicago-police-department-misconduct-created-vacuum | The leaders of the agency tasked with investigating misconduct by Chicago police officers created “a vacuum of accountability” by failing to follow its own rules while trying to clear a massive backlog of complaints, according to an analysis by the city’s watchdog. In all, the Civilian Office of Police Accountability, … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | July 29, 2026 | WLS AM | CBP: China Drug Bust at O’Hare | https://www.wlsam.com/2026/07/29/cbp-drug-bust-at-ohare/ | (CHICAGO) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Anti-Terrorism Contraband Enforcement Team at O’Hare International Airport seized a shipment containing 10,412 tablets and 2,144 vials of unapproved medications, human growth hormones, and steroids. This shipment originated from China and was heading to Syracuse, New York. It is an example of a … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | July 29, 2026 | WLS AM | Expected street, sidewalk closures for Lollapalooza 2026 | https://www.wlsam.com/2026/07/29/expected-street-sidewalk-closures-for-lollapalooza-2026/ | [ Lollapalooza ][2] is once again set to take center stage in Chicago’s Grant Park, with street and sidewalk closures in place for one of the city’s biggest festivals. From July 30 to Aug. 2, the annual extravaganza will feature more than 170 performers, including the likes of Lorde, Charli … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | July 29, 2026 | WLS AM | Pritzker signs school cellphone ban to avoid student distractions | https://www.wlsam.com/2026/07/29/pritzker-signs-school-cellphone-ban-to-avoid-student-distractions/ | Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed SB 2427 into law, which bans cellphones in public schools statewide. The goal of the new law is to remove distractions from classrooms. The law requires school districts to develop and implement a “ [ bell-to-bell ][1] ” policy, restricting access to cell phones … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | July 29, 2026 | NBC Local | Suburban company recalling more than 12,000 pounds of bacon | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/suburban-company-recalling-more-than-12000-pounds-of-bacon/3967822/ | A suburban company is recalling more than 12,000 pounds of bacon across multiple states with the Food Safety and Inspection Service saying it is "concerned that some product may be in consumers' refrigerators and freezers." The recall involves about 12,036 pounds of not-ready-to-eat smoked bacon products from Maple Leaf Foods, … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | July 29, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | 3 injured, including teen boy, in ATV crash in Belmont Cragin | https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/07/29/3-injured-including-teen-boy-in-atv-crash-in-belmont-cragin | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][29] * [ Facebook ][30] * [ Bluesky ][31] * [ Email ][32] * [ Reddit ][33] * [ Flipboard ][34] Three people were injured after an SUV and an all-terrain vehicle crashed in Belmont Cragin on Tuesday night. A … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | July 29, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Boy, 15, shot in Englewood | https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/07/29/englewood-teen-shooting-hermitage | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][21] * [ Facebook ][22] * [ Bluesky ][23] * [ Email ][24] * [ Reddit ][25] * [ Flipboard ][26] A 15-year-old boy was shot Tuesday night in Englewood on the South Side, according to Chicago police. The teen … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | July 29, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Bears Training Camp Report: Practice No. 1 | https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2026/07/29/bears-training-camp-report-practice-no-1-wednesday-halas-hall-luther-burden-tory-taylor-nfl | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][9] * [ Facebook ][10] * [ Bluesky ][11] * [ Email ][12] * [ Reddit ][13] * [ Flipboard ][14] Breaking down the Bears’ Wednesday training camp practice: ### What happened As he does on the first day of … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | July 29, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Rep. Delia Ramirez takes medical leave during August recess to recover from surgical procedure | https://chicago.suntimes.com/us-house/2026/07/29/rep-delia-ramirez-medical-leave-august-recess-surgical-procedure-recovery | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] Illinois Congresswoman Delia Ramirez on Wednesday said she’s taking several weeks off — during the congressional recess — to … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | July 29, 2026 | Chicago Reader | The American Projectbrings a personal lens to immigration stories | https://chicagoreader.com/performing-arts/theater/theater-review/american-project-albany-park-theater-project/ | In 2023, Albany Park Theater Project (APTP) and Brooklyn’s Third Rail Projects collaborated on [ _Port of Entry_ ][56] , a large-scale immersive ambulatory theatrical experience in a former storage facility on West Montrose that housed a simulacrum of a Chicago courtyard apartment building. The show took audiences through various … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | July 29, 2026 | Chicago Reader | An Interventionbrings a personal dimension to a political falling-out | https://chicagoreader.com/performing-arts/theater/theater-review/an-intervention-heart-of-gold-theatre/ | British playwright Mike Bartlett’s 2014 two-hander, _An Intervention_ , is a good choice for the inaugural production of Heart of Gold Theatre. Bartlett, perhaps best known to Chicago audiences for his play _King Charles III_ (written before the longest-serving Prince of Wales finally ascended the throne, and [ produced at … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | July 29, 2026 | Chicago Reader | Two pirates and a wedding take center stage inyo ho. | https://chicagoreader.com/performing-arts/theater/theater-review/two-pirates-and-a-wedding-take-center-stage-in-yo-ho/ | Playwright SMJ followed Shakespearean guidelines by ending _yo ho._ , their comedy about a pair of women pirates, with a wedding. Along the way, though, there’s constant tension between Popeye-the-Sailor-Man swashbuckling antics and the serious exploration of identity which underlies them. Tone is always the hardest thing to maintain in … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | July 29, 2026 | Chicago Reader | In the Continuumconnects the stories of two women living with HIV | https://chicagoreader.com/performing-arts/theater/theater-review/in-the-continuum-fleetwood-jourdain-theatre/ | It’s been nearly 20 years since I saw [ _In the Continuum_ in its 2007 local premiere ][14] at the Goodman Theatre. But the 2005 Obie Award–winning play by Nikkole Salter and Danai Gurira (performed by the playwrights when I saw it) has been having a moment locally all over … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | July 29, 2026 | Chicago Reader | All Nightercaptures undergraduate tension and uncertainty | https://chicagoreader.com/performing-arts/theater/theater-review/all-nighter-village-theater/ | As an underclassman in college, I used to view upper-class students as whole, fully-formed adults. At 22, they were infinitely smarter and more experienced than I could ever be at 18 or 19. As I got older, eventually reaching 22, 25, and beyond, I couldn’t believe how young undergraduates seemed … |
| View Article | 11 a.m. | July 29, 2026 | CBS Local | 3 people injured when SUV collides with ATV in Chicago's Belmont Cragin community | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/3-people-injured-suv-with-atv-in-chicagos-belmont-cragin-community/ | Three people were injured Tuesday night when an all-terrain vehicle slammed into a sport-utility vehicle in Chicago's Belmont Cragin community. Police said at 9:03 p.m., a woman was driving black SUV on Diversey Avenue just west of Cicero Avenue and was turning left into a parking lot. The SUV came … |
| View Article | 11 a.m. | July 29, 2026 | CBS Local | Glen Hansard, Oscar-winning singer-songwriter, killed in Dublin motorcycle crash | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/glen-hansard-dies-singer-songwriter-oscar-once-ireland-age-56/ | Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard died in a motorcycle crash in Dublin early Wednesday, his management said. He was 56. "With broken hearts, we announce the passing of Glen Hansard in the early hours of this morning," ATC Management said in a statement to CBS News. Irish police said … |
| View Article | 11 a.m. | July 29, 2026 | CBS Local | Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signs order toughening city standards on buying guns | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-order-toughening-standards-buying-guns/ | Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday signed an executive order to toughen standards for where city departments and sister agencies buy guns, firearm accessories, and ammunition. The Mayor's office said the executive order was motivated by nationwide concerns about law enforcement agencies purchasing firearms from unvetted dealers. "This executive order … |
| View Article | 11 a.m. | July 29, 2026 | Capitol Fax | Governor Pritzker, Fight For Us. | https://capitolfax.com/2026/07/29/governor-pritzker-fight-for-us-14/ | _[The following is a paid advertisement.]_ Working families face rising costs and medical debt, while hospital systems continue to profit by exploiting the 340B program - making billions, while patients are paying the price. Leaders in Kentucky, Virginia and California recognize that a program meant to help vulnerable patients shouldn’t … |